Marine Mammals; File No. 18529, 65998 [2016-23099]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 186 / Monday, September 26, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE689
Marine Mammals; File No. 18529
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to Janice Straley,
University of Alaska Southeast, 1332
Seward Ave., Sitka, AK 99835, to
conduct research on cetaceans.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hubard or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
27, 2016, notice was published in the
Federal Register (81 FR 41524) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on large whales had been submitted by
the above-named applicant. The
requested permit has been issued under
the authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking and importing of
marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 18529 authorizes research
on large whales in Alaska, focusing on
humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae), sperm whales (Physeter
macrocephalus), and killer whales
(Orcinus orca). Research methods
include photo-identification, behavioral
observations, biopsy sampling, suction
cup and dart tagging, underwater
photography/video, and prey-mapping
sonar. Prey samples, blow, sloughed
skin and feces would also be collected.
In addition to the three focus species,
six other large whale species and seven
small cetacean species would be
targeted for research. The permit expires
on August 31, 2021.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
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determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
this permit was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) Was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: September 21, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–23099 Filed 9–23–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0649–XE898
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a
meeting of its Law Enforcement
Technical Committee (LETC), in
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine
Fisheries Commission’s Law
Enforcement Committee (LEC).
DATES: The meeting will convene on
Thursday, October 13, 2016; starting
8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the JW Marriott New Orleans, located at
614 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
70130; telephone: (504) 525–6500.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630, and Mr.
Steve Vanderkooy, Inter-jurisdictional
Fisheries Coordinator, Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission;
svanderkooy@gsmfc.org, telephone:
(228) 875–5912.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion on the agenda are as
follows:
SUMMARY:
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Thursday, October 13, 2016, 8:30 a.m.–
5 p.m.
1. Welcome
2. LEC and LETC Voting Procedures
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Election of GMFMC LETC Chair
and Vice-chair
5. Election of GSMFC LEC Chair and
Vice-chair
6. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of minutes of March 16,
2016 Joint LEC/LETC meeting
Gulf Council LETC Items
7. Solicitation for Candidates for 2017
Officer of the Year Award
8. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 36A—
Commercial IFQ Program
Modifications
9. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 46—
Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan
10. Draft Generic Amendment to
Require Electronic Reporting for
For-hire Vessels
11. Draft Framework Action—Mutton
Snapper ACL and Management
Measures and Gag Commercial Size
Limit
GSMFC LEC Items
12. Anthropocene Institute’s Marine
Managed Area Project
13. State Boundary and Jurisdictional
Extensions
14. Approval of GSMFC Pubs
a. Strategic Plan 2017–2020
b. Operations Plan 2017–2018
15. IJF Program Activity
a. Tripletail
b. Atlantic Croaker
16. State Report Highlights
a. Florida
b. Alabama
c. Mississippi
d. Louisiana
e. Texas
f. USCG
g. NOAA OLE
h. USFWS
17. Other Business
—Meeting Adjourns—
The Agenda is subject to change. The
latest version of the agenda along with
other meeting materials will be posted
on the Council’s file server, which can
be accessed by going to the Council Web
site at https://www.gulfcouncil.org and
clicking on File Server under Quick
Links. For meeting materials see folder
‘‘LETC Meeting—2016–10’’ on Gulf
Council file server. The username and
password are both ‘‘gulfguest’’.
The Law Enforcement Technical
Committee consists of principal law
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf
States, as well as the NOAA Law
Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the
NOAA General Counsel for Law
Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE689
Marine Mammals; File No. 18529
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Janice
Straley, University of Alaska Southeast, 1332 Seward Ave., Sitka, AK
99835, to conduct research on cetaceans.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway,
Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301)
713-0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hubard or Amy Sloan, (301) 427-
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 27, 2016, notice was published in
the Federal Register (81 FR 41524) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on large whales had been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Permit No. 18529 authorizes research on large whales in Alaska,
focusing on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), sperm whales
(Physeter macrocephalus), and killer whales (Orcinus orca). Research
methods include photo-identification, behavioral observations, biopsy
sampling, suction cup and dart tagging, underwater photography/video,
and prey-mapping sonar. Prey samples, blow, sloughed skin and feces
would also be collected. In addition to the three focus species, six
other large whale species and seven small cetacean species would be
targeted for research. The permit expires on August 31, 2021.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, issuance of this permit was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Dated: September 21, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-23099 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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